female founders

Phoebe Gates
Success

Bill and Melinda French Gates gave their Gen Z daughter this piece of business advice before she launched her own $8 million startup

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September 17, 2025
Sara Blakely
Success

Spanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines

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September 16, 2025
Does a beauty brand need a female CEO? Glossier’s latest hire is a test case
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Does a beauty brand need a female CEO? Glossier’s latest hire is a test case

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September 16, 2025
How a Swedish influencer turned her following into a mega-successful brand that did $36 million in sales last year
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How a Swedish influencer turned her following into a mega-successful brand that did $36 million in sales last year

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September 3, 2025
Leslie Feinzaig
Commentary

I’m rooting for female founders’ comebacks. And for the end of branding women, from girlboss to tradwife and all the way down

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August 27, 2025
Former IHOP CEO Julia Stewart
Success

Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’

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August 22, 2025
The Nitro Cart parked on the sidewalk
Success

A millennial couple grew their side hustle into a business bringing in $4.5 million a year—here’s how the cofounder would start it again, with nothing

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August 17, 2025
Exclusive: Two MIT dropouts raised $21 million for their AI startup that does legacy businesses’ grunt work
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Exclusive: Two MIT dropouts raised $21 million for their AI startup that does legacy businesses’ grunt work

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August 14, 2025
Photo of Emma Grede
Success

Self-made multimillionaire behind $4 billion Skims empire says she was ‘using AI like a 42-year-old woman’—until Mark Cuban gave her a wake-up call

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August 12, 2025
The return of the female founder sets off a lively debate
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The return of the female founder sets off a lively debate

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August 8, 2025
Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers
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Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers

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August 7, 2025
Female founders from brands like Outdoor Voices and the Wing are ready for a comeback. We should be too
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Female founders from brands like Outdoor Voices and the Wing are ready for a comeback. We should be too

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August 6, 2025
The Most Powerful People in Business list doesn’t include female founders—yet
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The Most Powerful People in Business list doesn’t include female founders—yet

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August 5, 2025
Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz
Success

Eventbrite’s CEO walked away from Hollywood to build a $225 million ticketing company with her own money: ‘If it’s a disaster, we’ll just be broke’

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July 30, 2025
A new infant formula seven years in the making is hitting the $2 billion market
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A new infant formula seven years in the making is hitting the $2 billion market

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July 29, 2025

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